Nctr. State Historical Society VOL. HO. XLVm PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, OCT. 13, 1932. NO. 74 School Parade Brings Out Many Handsome Floats Country Schools Are Represented witn Attractive Floats of the Corn Season. From Mondays Daily The school parade participated in by the various rural schools of the county, the closing feature of the Korn Karnival Saturday, waa one of the most attractive events of its kind that has been offered in the city in many years. The fine floats were a distinct credit to the teach ers anu students of the various schools. The weather conditions were not the best for the parade, but despite this fact a large crowd was present on the main streets to see the pass ing of the colorful array cf floats and decorated cars. The parade was formed on Wash ington avenue and moved east tc the business section of the city. It was headed by Dr. G. L. Taylor and Chief of Police Libershal, mounted, the American Legion drum corp3 fol lowing and heading the cars of the mayor and city officials. , The Farmers Union band and the Plattsmouth band were in the line of march and their snappy musical numbers added to the enjoyment of the parade. As the parade moved through the streets the spectators were given a fine opportunity of see ing the different clever designs that tad been made to honor the harvest season and King Korn. The judges of the parade were sta tioned on the platform at Fifth and Main streets and after the passing of the parade made the selections from their notes of the various floats. There were no prizes awarded the Plattsmouth groups in the parade, consisting of decorated cars as well as several of the individual young people who had been winners in the Wednesday city school parade. The findings of the judges were as follows: First "Nebraska Corn Farm," District No. 26, Mar'e Lutz. teacher. Second--"Horn of Plenty." Dis trict No. 2S, Mary Swatek. teacher. Third "Corn Is King," District No. 25, Florence Shogren, teacher. Fourth "Thanksgiving," District No. 37, Margaret Bauer, teacher. Pifth "Corn Palace." District No. 7, Louise Rummel, teacher. Sixth "Corn Is King." District No. 27. Marjorio Am. teacher. Seventh "Indians Teaching White Man." District No. 75, Aletha Tyson, teacher. Eighth "Covered Wagon," Dis trict No. 6, Velma Fulton. Ninth "Democratic." District No. 42. Marie Nolting. teacher. Tenth "Wigwam," District No. 41. Hilda Johnson, teacher Eleventh "King Corn and Pages," District No. 3, Frances iles, teach er. Twelfth "Husking Bee." District No. 59. Ona Graves, teacher. Honorable Mention District No. 40, Claude Hewitt, teacher; District No. 60, Anna Harris, teacher. FILINGS FOE MINOR OFFICES As the time for the fall election approaches there is an increasing in terest in the various precinct elec tions over the county. A larger part of the party caucuses are yet to be held but several already have named their tickets. A number of petition candidates for overseer will be found in different parts cf the county. In Plattsmouth precinct the dem ocrats have already named their ticket, Charles W. Stoehr, the pres ent road overseer and also renamed George W. Snyder, assessor in the precinct -rer many years. Hans Schroeder has a large peti tion filed in the office of the coun ty clerk which asks for the placing of his name on the ballot as a peti tion candidate for road overseer. The republican caucus in Avoca has named as their candidates, Ray E. Norris, for assessor; J. M. Kokjer, justice of the peace; Louie Allgayer, Jr., overseer. In Salt Creek precinct a petition has been filed for the placing of the name of Jacob Witt on the ballot for road voerseer. The democrats of Weeping Water city have nominated Chris Rasmus sen as assessor and William D. Baker as justice of the peace. Jo Kozird of South Bend has filed a petition asking that his came be placed on the ballot in that pre cinct for road overseer. SUSPEND SENTENCES In the county court Monday the matter of the complaint against John and Rose Redden, two young men re siding near Murray came up for hearing. The two men had been charged with having received stolen property which had been left by Wil liam Douty and August Krause at their place. The two seemed to be the victims of circumstances and with the state ments of several of the residents cf the vicinity of Murray as well as the recommendation of the county attorney, sentence was suspended Judge Duxbury paroled the two men to residents of Murray and they were allowed to go on their way. Phillip Albert Injured in Auto Wreck at LaPIatte Other Members of Auto Party Are Injured in Smashnp Lat Sat urday Afternoon. Late Saturday afternoon while Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Salsburg and Phillip Albert, residents of near this city, were returning home from Omaha, their car was wrecked and they bad ly injure! in an arto wreck on high way No. 1?, a hi!f i:le north of La Platte. The car of Mr. Salsburg and one driven by Louis Waldorf of Mendota, Illinois, met right at the top of the hill and their crash was headon. Phillip Albert suffered a broken leg h well as an arm fracture, and numerous cuts and bruises. Mr. Sals burg suffered a fractured knee and Mrs. Salsburg suffered bruises while! their two daughters who were in the car were uninjured. Th Illinois car burned after be ing overturned in the ditch along the highway, tut the occupants of the car escaped without dangerous in juries, altho all had numerous cuts dnd bribes. Shortly after the accident occurred Dr. O. C. Hudson of this city passed the scene and stopped to give first aid and the injured persons were then taken on into Omaha and placed" in the Nicholas Senn hospital for treatment. The Illinois party comprised F. W. Kampf, Louis Waldorf, and Harold ScheidenTielm. They were cn route from Illinois to attend the funeral of a relative at Lincoln. VISITING IN CITY Mr. and Mrs. John Brandl, of Wausa, Nebraska with Mrs. George Brandl, a daughter, and her chil- dren, Dori3 and Alvin, arrived here from Wausa, Nebraska, Saturday. The party is visiting at the Joseph Schiessl home, where Mrs. Schiessl, sister of Mrs. Brandl, is quite poor ly. While here they also had the pleasure of a visit with August Serve, a brother of the ladies, who is here from Frutina, Colorado. Mrs. Schiessl is reported as somewhat bet ter and is enjoying the visit of the brother and sister very much, this boing the first time that they have been together for some time. OMAHA PEOPLE WEDDED On Sunday afternoon County Judge A. H. Duxbury was called up on to join in the bonds of wedlock, Loui3 A. Grasso and Miss Louise M. Cermore, bot hof Omaha. The bridal party returned to Omaha at once af ter the ceremony. This morning Miss Rose Dusek and Fred Schwaylander, both of Omaha, were here and called at the court house to have their life's happiness consumated. The marriage lines were read by Judge Duxbury in his usual impressive manner. UNDERGOES OPERATION Mary Ann Hadraba, daughter of Joseph F. Hadraba, was hurried to Omaha Monday morning as she was taken with an acute attack of ap pendicitis and which made necessary the immediate operation on the patient. Miss Hadraba was taken to the St. Joseph hospital and came through the operation in very nice shape. SBe is showing a nice re covery at the latest reports from the hospital. v Closing Day of the Big Four Day Corn Festival Fine Musical Offerings Feature the Last Day cf Four Days of Fan and Frolic. While the weather man was not in the kindliest of moods for the last day of the Korn Karnival. it failed to check the large crowd that was present during the afternoon and evening. The persons on th3 Etreet had the pleasure of hearing a clean cut and wothwhile address on the subject of the farmers plight and in support cf the creation of legislation to pro mote the welfare of this basic na tional industry. The address was given by the Iowa state president oT the National Farmers Holiday asso ciation. The address was a fair and impartial review of the causes that had led to the present condition and suggestions for its improvement. With the opening of the afternoon program a series of dancing numbers was given at the platform. Miss Anna Mae Sandin giving a tap dancing number while Sihrley .Mason pre sented a waltz cleg dance. Little Miss Dorothy Jean Turner was pre sented in a very clever song and dance number as a part of the en tertainment. A group of the high school girls were heard in one of the popular numbers of the day, "I Jurt Couldn't Say Goodbye," and this group comprising Virginia Samek, Nadine Cloidt, Velma Wells, Eleanor Swatek, Betty Eulin. Mrs. Robert M. Walling served as the accompanist. The Farmers Union land of Louis ville, one of the finest musical or ganizations of the county, under the direction of W. B. Green, gave a con cert at both the afternoon and eve ning programs. In addition to the well given program of the band. Miss Minnie Pankonin, cf Louisville was heard in several vocal offerings. The brass quartet of Weeping Wa ter was alto featured on the after-j noon program as a most enjoyable act. FINDS ABANDONED TRUCK Sheriff Ed W. Thiir.gan-ba3 in his, possession a Ford truck' which was found abandoned near the farm of Wallace Warner southwest of this city. The truck was apparently oc cupied by two men, as it was first noticed in this city early Saturday evening. Police found it parked in the alley near the Mullen meat mar ket and on investigating, the occu pants of the truck Started to drive away from the t-cene and were pur sued by the officers but escaped. Sheriff Thimgan and Deputy Sheriff Becker also started to try and lo cate the truck but without success. A short time later tne sheriff was notified that there were two men at the Warner home soeking to secure some gasoline. When the sheriff ar rived at the farm of Mr. Warner, it wa3 found that the men had disap peared but had left the truck and it was taken charge of by the sheriff and brought on into this city. So far the owners have not made claim of the truck. DEPART FOR WEST From Tuesday's Daily This morning Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Neitzel and daughter, who have been spending several weeks here at the home of Mrs. Neitzel's mother, Mrs. F. R. Guthmann, departed for their home at Boise, Idaho. Mr. Neitzel made a short visit at his boyhood home at South Bend, In diana, while the family remained here for a visit. The visit back among the old home scenes was very much enjoyed by the family. AN APPRECIATION I wish to take this opportunity of expressing to the many friends, the deep appreciation for the many acts of kindness following my injury. The many words of sympathy, let ters and calls have helped make the days of confinement much more pleasant. The memory of these acts of neighborly kindness certainly have been appreciated. Mrs. W. H. Wehr- bein. . Phone the news to Ho. 8. FLAY AT SHENANDOAH The "Ramblers," local orchestra of young men, werej at Shenandoah, Iowa, Monday afternoon where they were on the program from radio sta tion KFNF for a half hour of music. The program offered was of the popular selections and the local group received much praise for their excellent offering. The orchestra is composed of Glen Rhodes, guitar; Eugene Pufhnell, mouth harp; Amos l?.ugho;i, piano, and Guy Hughson tercr banjo. The orchestra received an invitation to again play at the station. Donald Bushnell accompanied the orchestra and played a very much on joyed piano solo as a part of the program. Death of Mrs: George Schanz, Old Resident Passes Away This Klbrnitg Follow ing an Illness That Covered Past Several Years. From Tuesday's Iaily This morning at an early hour at the home in the south portion of the city occurred the death of Mrs. Gaorge Schanz, one of the long time residents of the city. Mrs. Schanz has been an invalid for the past several years and has been bedfast a great deal of the time. The deceased lady vr&s born in Ger many and at the time of her death was S3 years of age. She with the husband, came to Plattsmouth Xrom their native land many years ago, and have made their home in this city since that time. In her long residence here she has made a large circle of friends who will regret to learn of her pasting feutw hieh hat brought a great relief after the years of illness and suffering. In the ill ness she has had the faithful and tender care of the aged husband, who has ministered to her wants and did all possible to make the lat days peaceful. Mrs. Shanz is survived by the hus band, George Sham, Sr., and one son. George, residing at Vinton, Louisiana., who was here just a short time ago to visit with the aged par ents. The deceased lady was a long time member of the St. Paul's Evangel ical church of this city and when her health permitted was a very ac tive worker in fhe church and it3 societies. PRAISE THIS CITY From Wednesday's Daily Rev. O. G. Wichmann returned last night from Western, , Nebraska, where he attended the regional con ference of Southeastern Nebraska constituted by the congregations of the Evangelical faynod of N. A. in this part of the country. As delegates with him were John Lutz, Mrs. Henry Born, Mrs. George Born and Miss Sophie Kraeger and Mrs. Zimmer man. Two years ago the regional con ference was held here in Platts mouth. When the minutes were read a paragraph was also read in which the Chamber of Commerce and Mayor Sattler were given special thanks for the kindness extended to this re gional conference. The merchants had put out their welcome flags at the time and Mayor Sattler and Mr. Wescott had address ed the convention. The hearts of th Plattsmouth people swelled with pride whoa Mr. Wescott's and Mr. Sattlcr's names were so honorably mentioned. STILL AT HOSPITAL The Cass county people who were injured last Saturday afternoon in the auto accident near La Platte, are still at the Nicholas Senn hospital at Omaha where they are receiving treatment and several will probably have to remain .there for some time. The fractured leg and knee cap of Jeff Sahnburg was treated yesterday and the injured cap set. The leg of Mr. Albert has been given temporary dressing but has not been permanent ly set as yet. Mrs. Salsburg and the two daughters, who suffered miaor injuries are doing very nicely and it is hoped will escape any further trouble from their injuries. Omaha City Club Meets Defeat Here Local Team Wins in Ten Inning Bat tle by Score of 6 to 5 Over the Omaha Champions. The City club baseball team, champions of the metropolis as well as winner of the state tournament rce?ntly held at Omaha, met defeat here Saturday at the hands cf the Plattsmouth baseball team. The bat lie was ior ten inning and resulted 6 to 5 for the local team. The scoring opened in the last of the second inning wLea Svoboda led off with a single, followed by Schliscke and Hirz who also sing led, Svoboda and Alex storing. Hirz scored when Hopkins secured a Fingle off Shanahan's hurling. The visitors scored a run in the ixth inning. Joe Dahir getting to first on an error and followed by Moho Russell ar.d Monaghan whoi ilcv. out. Shanahan doubled and 0 scored Dahir. The locals added to their lead in the seventh when with two out Hop kins was given a walk and -cored when Snavely, second sacker of the locals, ringled and brought "Iloppy" home with a tally. In the eighth inning Joe Dahir was again cafe on an error and ecored on the second double of the game by Shanahan. The City Club took the lead in the ninth inning . when Kline was walked. Shirley ftruck out, Rosen blatt hit past first base for a safety. Both Kline and Rosenblatt scored on the single of Rus.se:: and to place the score 5 to 4 for th vistiors. In the last of the niniii the Platts mouth team . tied. the scorewhen Schliscke secured first on au error, was forced at second by Hirz, who took second on an infield out,- took third on Hopkins hit and scored on Snavely's hit. ' In the tenth inning with two down Stone singled. Svoboda singled, sending Stone to second and when Schliscko singled to center. Stone scored the winning run. One of the sensational plays ol the game was in the visitors half of Lli'e tenth when Kline was caught be tween third and home on a beautiful throw in by Stone who was backing up Huntley in the right garden. Shanahan secured eleven strike outs while eight of the visitors were whiffed by Hopkins. The box score of the game was as follows: Plattsmouth ab n H PO A Snavely, 2b 5 Spidell, c 5 Newman, ss 5 Stone, cf 5 Svoboda, lb 5 Schliscke, 3b 5 Hirz. If 4 Huntley, if 4 Hopkins, p 3 0 2 3 4 0 16 2 0 0 0 2 113 1 1 2 14 0 12 2 3 2 12 0 0 10 0 12 0 2 41 C 12 30 14 2 City Clnb ab n h ro A E Rosenblatt, cf .612100 Dahir. If 5 2 10 10 Russell, rf 5 0 2 1 0 0 Monaghan, 2b 5 0 0 2 0 1 Shanahan, p 512031 Steck.3 3b 5 0 115 0 Jim Dahir. lb 5 0 1 10 0 1 Klien. ss 4 11110 Shirley, c 4 0 2 13 0 0 44 5 12 29 10 3 EN ROUTE TO KANSAS CITY From Monday's Daily Mr. and Mrs. Guy French and Mr. and Mrs. Esten of Kansas City, who have been visiting at Omaha, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Smith, par ents of Mrs. French, were here today for a short time. They are motoring back to Kansas City and were accom panied by Mrs. T. B. Bates, who will visit in the Missouri city for some time. They were guests here during their stay at the R. A. Bate3 home. ENJOY FAMILY PARTY The Hassler home in this city was the scene of a very pleasant family party Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Earl F. Hassler and daughters, Mary Fran ces and .Shirley Ruth, motoring down. They were accompanied home by Jack Hassler, who has been here visiting with his grandmother and aunt, Mra. William Hassler and Miss Anna for the past week'.' TAKEN TO HOSPITAL Kdward Kohrell of this city, who has been feeling poorly for home ' time was taken very severely ill on Monday and was taken to Omaha by Frank Gobelman and placed in the University hospital for observation and treatment. The patient had just reached the ho.pital when it was de- c ided that an immediate operation ! was necessary as he was apparently suffering frcm an acme care of ap pendicitis which was removed ai;d Mr. Kohrell was also operated cn for a case of hernia from which he has suffered lor rome time. At the la:-t itpori.-; no was aoina very inceiy ana it is thought will oon be cm the highway to complete recovery. Columbus Day is Observed in This City Today Bank; and County Offices Close for the Legal Holiday No Public Program. From Wedac-Fuay's Iai!y Today was observed as one of the legal holidays of Nebraska C'oluni- bus day and in honor of the event the banks of the city as well as the: larger part of the offices at the coun- ty court house were closed. This holiday was created several Superintendent Mits Alpha Peterson years ago by the stale legislature nu City Superintendent I. S. D'-'voe to honor the anniversary of the elif-'and the teachers joined in helping covery of America by Christopher 'put over the event. Columbus, October 12. 1492. when I The residents of the city who were the fleet of the Genoese explorer firrt J j-ontc-nced in the Kangaroo Kourt sighted the islands of the West Inu7:-. practically all joined in making the group and which was the first known 'kourt parades a real siucccse and from land in the wertern hemisphere. jrtaid and dignified judges of the There was no public programs courts down to the humblsit citizen held in this city to honor the day, j nil joined in making it a gala ccca asiele from the closing of the offices 'sion. tfhd x,ban2s- and all other lines business and industry proceeded usual. of JUDGE G0S3 HERE From Wednesday's Daily Charles A. doss, chief justice of the Nebraska supreme court, who is a candidate for re-election to the office, was in the city today. Judge Gozz is making an automobile tour cf the state and has covered a great rlpnl nf llip vnrimii Tinnt:PT in the . , , . . . western part of the state ar.d is now . . , ' , .. ... braska. Judge Goss was elected in 1926 when he defeated Justice An drew M. Morrisey and i3 just com pleting his firrt terra in the office. While -here Judge Goss was visiting with the members of the bar and other acquaintances that he har. made " I c7iin rr liie t;c f iu ci o 1 t tnriitiv r 11 1 0UUI illfc IJ I V . -J liv . I flictf it twI riinranio 4iiir Tilif" U I utli iVk uuu jum v iiiv j uu. u "n- Goss was a resident of Cmaha pricr to his election and Lincoln. now resides at ROTARY CLUB MEETING The weekly meeting and luncheon cf the Rotary club was held Tues day at the dining room of the Hotel Riley and with a full attendance of the nipmherthin of thn rlub. The meeting was under the leader-'ov"ir'1 h' a nian ir-nry Kr"" ship of Rev. II. G. McClusky. ad; of the international relations section ; RECEIVE NEWS OF NEW of the club activities. The subject of j GRANDDAUGHTER the meetine was that of "Russia."! , . Rev. McCIusky gave a fine review of this country which now occupies such a large place in the affairs of the world and in which country and its system or government there is wide spread interest. The Fpeaker dis- missed the irovernment. the neorde of Russia and the development of the radical plans of development that are embraced in the five year indus trial and agricultural expansion. !, O Minor cive the charce to the newly affiliated members of (he club who have enrolled in the past few weeks in the -club. The Rotary quartet composed of Frank Cloidt. R. W. Knorr, H. G. McCIusky ar.d L. D. Hiatt gave three numbers, "Nebraska." "Hi ways are Happy Ways," and a parcJy on "The T,nnir I.-one- Trail." nil of which were very much enjoyed ty all of the club members. Judge A. H. Duxbury gave the vo calized edition of "The Wheel," a novel means of spreading the good things of Rotary. .liii rrt a I lAa ntArt rnf nnlv a few cent and get real results! Korn Karnival Shows a Spirit of Co-Operation C3se c of Successful Fall Festival rows AU Lines of uitizcnry Wo i king fcr Success. The clo:e ol" '.he Korn Kurniwl Saturday night re present d oi.o tit the iineKt i bowing? of co-cperatior. of the r-Uizei.ry in making the e-vciit a real nieces, exceeding even tin- ,.10,i optiini'Mc xp .-i tations or ihf i,or-t-re The full ff.-iival with its ariou lines of activities found the citizei.-e joining iu the work with t-nth Jsiarm and interest, one pro up carrying cm the work of decorations;, another Hint of the program.-, one of parades aid one of the Largaroo kourt. an veil as the committee in charge of l fie i.'.ih ing of t lie event. TliiJ division of the work called for earnest effort on t he part of all of the workers and each coi.iniiJie" did rplcndidly in getting their differ ent pha.-es of the work tarried out. i ' Hizenr. in general juinci handrf in making the . cut a i'Uojcm by the hcr:l work in arrur.glr.g the parade;, preparing the thoving of the city m hoo! children an well a , the rural :-cl;oo! parad" on t ho lat , ihe rural :-cl;oo! parad' day and in this connection County The festival was accredit !r. every way to the city and its people as well as the residents of the nearby communities and brought a feeling of good fellowship among all classes In .'making the event outstanding. RETURNS FROM VISIT E. H. Kri;s of ihiz city ha.s Just returned from a two weeks visit with relatives and friends at Falls City i r. A Joseph. MisrourJ. At Fall City h was a guet?t at the home of , 'Mr. and Mrs. II. U. McNaulty. th- I latter a fisler of Mr. Krug. After i visiting thsre and at Shubtrt, the old ihome, Mr. Krug was driven to St. (Joseph by the relative? for a vlit. SIx;y years ago when Mr. Krug was revcuteen he visited St. Joseph, :f. shM.is in drlvir.fr a larce number of head of cattle to the parking house.-; " " Joseph. At that time they made eight milen an hour wii.Ii th? stock and crosc-d the Missouri river at what was called Arripo, Xebrcs jka. The trip the past week Is the fi-Ft time that Mr. Krug has beer, in St. Joseph Flue-e his boyhood days 'and hs found the city a much dlffer 'er.t place than the frontier outpost that he had fim visited. At the tini that he had driven cattle to St. Joa ihe had rold them to a packing house Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Griffin have been advi-ed by telegiani of the ar rival cf a granddaughter at the home of their sen. Arl;e Griffin and wife, in San Diego. The little one arrived on Mcnuay night and has been named Jcann. Ailie has Leen in the navy for sI rc and has a cooU,,S IOBi- tion at sea, but the family resides in San Diego. He was married after en tering the service, his wife being a former Kansas girl. The news in rac rlea.lng to Mr. and Mrs. Grlf S"5parcnts of th little Mis. PLAY SCORELESS TIE The tecond Etrlrg football team of the Glenwood high r.chool came over Monday aiternoon to battle th Plattsmouth reserves with the result that the leams a TOIC less tie. The Junior Platters showed pom excellent material in theirranks and were able to hold in check the of fensive plays of the Iowans. For the loal "Dusty" Rhode". Oliver Taylor and Bill Jensen sImtw- .ed P in some, very effective playt